(Editor's Note: This article includes files that are currently not available) (Last modification: August 21st, 2002) [size="5"]Preface A few days ago I followed a thread on the Game Developer ...

Not long ago, I had the pleasure of participating in a creative photo weekend and showing a very green photographer some basics of lighting. While she was a darling and seemed to grasp every concept I ...

Reflections are the sole reason we’re able to see objects. An object that absorbs 100% of the light is invisible. Fortunately, we don’t encounter these in our daily lives. Any lighting-conscious ...

If you've been paying attention to the launches of the new generation of game consoles, you've probably heard talk of ray tracing. Ray tracing is a rendering technique for photorealistic graphics by ...

Diffused and soft light are often used interchangeably among photographers. Indeed, to an untrained eye, the two can sometimes appear to be the same. Furthermore, modifiers such as softboxes that give ...